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Zsh - Privilege Escalation

ID: privesc-zsh

Severity: high

Author: daffainfo

Tags: code,linux,zsh,privesc,local

Description

Section titled “Description”

zsh is a powerful and feature-rich shell for Unix-like operating systems. It offers advanced interactive features, extensive customization options, and robust scripting capabilities

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: privesc-zsh


info:
  name: Zsh - Privilege Escalation
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: |
    zsh is a powerful and feature-rich shell for Unix-like operating systems. It offers advanced interactive features, extensive customization options, and robust scripting capabilities
  reference:
    - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/zsh/
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 3
  tags: code,linux,zsh,privesc,local


self-contained: true
code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      whoami


  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      zsh -c 'whoami'


  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      sudo zsh -c 'whoami'


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: code_1_response
        words:
          - "root"
        negative: true


      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains(code_2_response, "root")'
          - 'contains(code_3_response, "root")'
        condition: or
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "code/privilege-escalation/linux/binary/privesc-zsh.yaml"

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